Whole-process case management effects on mental state and self-care ability in patients with liver cancer

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data between the two groups [n (%), mean ± SD]

Item	Observation group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	t/χ²	P value
Age (yr)	49.48 ± 9.25	50.83 ± 9.60	0.555	0.581
Sex			0.300	0.583
Male	19 (63.33)	21 (70.00)
Female	11 (36.67)	9 (30.00)
Child-Pugh grade			0.073	0.786
Grade A	20 (66.67)	19 (63.33)
Grade B	10 (33.33)	11 (36.67)
Education level			0.584	0.559
Junior high school or lower	14 (43.34)	13 (46.67)
Senior high school	12 (33.33)	10 (40.00)
University or higher	4 (23.33)	7 (13.33)
Pathological type			0.611	0.893
Hepatocellular carcinoma	4 (13.33)	5 (16.67)
Adenocarcinoma	20 (66.67)	21 (70.00)
Squamous cell carcinoma	4 (13.33)	3 (10.00)
Others	2 (6.67)	1 (3.33)
TNM stage			0.027	0.978
Ⅰ	2 (6.67)	3 (10.00)
Ⅱ	22 (73.33)	20 (66.67)
Ⅲ	6 (20.00)	7 (23.33)

TNM: Tumor-node-metastasis.